Who is your favourite DS9 character?

Hard to look past Garak

Mron is the only character worth following....his arch over the 7 seasons was the template for Breaking Bad.

Definitely Garak. I think he was used just enough, if he had shown up more regularly I think it would have lessened the whole mystique.

One of his best lines:
Garak "My dear Doctor, they're all true."
Bashir "Even the lies?"
Garak "Especially the lies."

I think Garak is certainly a character who was better for how little we knew about him.

Over-using him would have lessened him. The frequent suggestions that he should have been brought back in a new series or even be the focus of one, I understand but I just can't agree with.

This is the sentiment of children who want to eat all the sweets in the shop. This is the sentiment that made the Borg bland and tedious.

I think Quark, he was probably the most human character on the show. After him it has to be Worf.

The development of Garak (Who got my vote) was fantastic and unprecedented for a Star Trek series. To have him in place that long (2nd episode) and slowly build up his character. Sure, I'd imagine that the specifics of his character arc was pretty fluid as the writers planned their overall storylines. But you instantly knew he was some form of spy. When you compare his character progression with, say, any of the Maquis in Voyager, it's fantastic. When Voyager was announced they initially made a big deal about the fact that this would be a Federation and Maquis crew that would have their own opinions and politics and this could have been interesting. But there was no character development of ANY of the characters (But that's been discussed extensively in other threads)

Plus, he had ALL the best scenes and lines:

BASHIR: But the point is, if you lie all the time, nobody's going to believe you even when you're telling the truth.
GARAK: Are you sure that's the point, Doctor?
BASHIR: Of course. What else could it be?
GARAK: That you should never tell the same lie twice.

GARAK: Precisely. And the more the Dominion protests their innocence, the more the Romulans will believe they're guilty because it's exactly what the Romulans would have done in their place. That's why you came to me, isn't it, Captain? Because you knew I could do those things that you weren't capable of doing. Well, it worked. And you'll get what you want, a war between the Romulans and the Dominion. And if your conscience is bothering you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant and all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self-respect of one Starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.

I'd agree on Garak but I have to say, Dukat was almost as good. The entire arc he went through - from bad guy, to reluctant ally/sorta good guy, to bad guy again, to crazed loon was just brilliant to watch and fantastic acting. Watching him and Garak together was great:





Ziyal really expanded the character though.. and the episode Waltz with him and Sisko trapped on a moon together is fantastic TV.

Garak for me also. Though i see sisko hasnt been mentioned yet in a comment. I wasnt particularly gone on character, or the whole arc he had, but i thought the actor was good, seemed like he had just come of a stage as he seemed to be projecting his voice a lot which amused me

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and the episode Waltz with him and Sisko trapped on a moon together is fantastic TV.

It is. Just watched it now for the first time.

Liked Jadzia Dax as she is a babe, and could kick ass. Also, good presence.

Liked Miles as he was a stubborn lad who refused to back down, but liked fixing things.

And finally I liked Garack as lack of back story at the start allowed us to learn of his past during the film. He played the role of an ex-Soviet spy who was thrown to the wolves, but yet you never knew what side he was on.

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